Influence of polarization orientation on the effective properties of piezoelectric composites

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Abstract

The effective properties of 0-3- and 1-3-type piezoelectric composites of lead zirconate titanate and vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene with different polarization status in both phases are calculated using an effective-medium theory. The effects of volume fraction and polarization orientation on the effective behavior are presented in detail. The theory gives results in reasonable agreement with recent experimental ones. The theoretical predictions demonstrate the interesting behavior of the composites and provide a general guideline for optimizing the microstructural scale of the composites for piezoelectric transducers and pyroelectric sensors.

Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)416-423
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Applied Physics
Volume88
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2000

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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